FilmLight
FilmLight develops professional colour grading systems, image processing applications, and workflow tools for film and television post-production. Its Baselight platform serves major studios, broadcasters, streaming platforms, and post-production facilities worldwide.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1998
- HeadquartersLondon, United Kingdom
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What FilmLight does
FilmLight Ltd. is a UK-headquartered, privately held software company founded in 1998 that develops professional colour grading systems, image processing applications, and workflow tools for the film and television post-production industry. The product portfolio centres on Baselight, a non-linear grading system for the finishing suite, complemented by Baselight Editions (colour correction plugins for Avid and NUKE), BLG Tools for pipeline integration, Daylight for near-set dailies, the Nara media platform for transcoding and remote review, Truelight Colour Spaces for colour management, FLUX storage, and high-precision grading control surfaces. The FilmLight API (FLAPI) with Python scripting and Queue Manager control allows studios to automate post-production workflows, while integrations with Avid, NUKE, and Flame embed Baselight directly into editing and VFX pipelines.
The company serves major motion picture studios (Disney/Pixar, Warner Bros. Discovery, HBO, Netflix), national broadcasters, streaming platforms, and a global base of post-production facilities such as Harbor, Molinare, The Farm, Company 3, Light Iron, MELS, Picture Shop, PostWorks NY, TREE Digital Studio, ARTONE, Oxido, and Red Chillies. Revenue is generated through a mix of perpetual software licences, subscriptions (Baselight Editions, Daylight, Baselight for macOS), hardware control panel sales, support packages, and training services, with pricing largely quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Distribution combines direct enterprise sales, an online store (via FastSpring) with free licences and trials, and a global reseller network including Jigsaw24 Media in the UK.
FilmLight operates from offices in London (headquarters), Los Angeles, Paris, and New York, with active engagement across the UK, France, North America, and Asia-Pacific. Recent product cadence — Baselight 6.0 with Face Track (Dec 2023), Baselight for macOS (2024), Nara 2 (Sep 2025), and Baselight v7 with full ACES 2.0 support (Feb 2026) — indicates sustained R&D investment, while the FilmLight Colour Awards partnership with Camerimage reinforces the company's brand authority among professional colourists.
FilmLight firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- FilmLight
- Legal name
- FilmLight Ltd.
- Website
- https://filmlight.ltd.uk
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1998
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Short description
- FilmLight develops professional colour grading systems, image processing applications, and workflow tools for film and television post-production. Its Baselight platform serves major studios, broadcasters, streaming platforms, and post-production facilities worldwide.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
FilmLight industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Professional Color Grading Software
- NAICS
- Postproduction Services and Other Motion Picture and Video Industries (51219)
- SIC
- Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production (7819)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Color Grading & Color Management (MPAHAAAB)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Color Grading & Finishing (DI, HDR, Deliverables) (MPADAGAB), Offline/Online Editorial (Picture Editing) (MPAHAAAA), Post-Production (Editorial, Color, Online Finishing) (MPAAAMAB)
Keywords
Where FilmLight is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- London
- HQ country
- United Kingdom
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices4 records
Markets served
FilmLight business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Software Licenses and Subscriptions: FilmLight generates revenue through perpetual software licenses and subscription models for Baselight, Daylight, and other products. Products include various tiers such as free licenses, 14-day trials, 30-day trials, and annual subscriptions.
- Hardware Control Panels: Sale of high-precision grading control panels as professional instruments for colourists.
- Support Packages: Technical support services and support packages for customers.
- Training Services: Online training courses, in-person training, and Baselight Learning Programme offerings.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Monthly | Baselight for macOS |
| Subscription | Annual | Baselight Editions |
| Subscription | Multi-year contract | Daylight |
| Freemium | Monthly | Baselight LOOK |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels9 records
FilmLight product offering
Product offeringCore offering
FilmLight develops and sells professional colour grading software (Baselight), dailies and media management tools (Daylight, Nara), colour science (Truelight Colour Spaces), editing/VFX plugins (Baselight Editions, BLG Tools), workflow automation (FLAPI), and dedicated hardware control panels for the film and television post-production industry. Customers purchase perpetual licences, annual subscriptions, or short-term trials, complemented by paid support packages and training services.
Product overview
FilmLight develops a comprehensive suite of colour grading systems, image processing applications, and workflow tools for the film and television post-production industry. The portfolio centers around Baselight as the core professional colour grading platform, with specialized editions integrating directly into Avid and NUKE editing environments. Supporting products include Daylight for dailies management, Nara for media access and transcoding, Truelight Colour Spaces for colour management, BLG Tools for workflow integration, FLUX Storage Solution, and dedicated grading hardware control panels. The ecosystem is unified through the FilmLight API (FLAPI), enabling automation and custom integrations. The company also offers Baselight LOOK and Baselight STUDENT for learning purposes, and Baselight M for facilities requiring Mac-based workflows.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Baselight: Professional non-linear colour grading system for the finishing suite
- Baselight Editions
- Daylight
- BLG Tools
- Nara
- Truelight Colour Spaces
- FLUX Storage Solution
- Baselight LOOK
- FLAPI
- FilmLight Colour Awards
- Baselight STUDENT
- Baselight M
Products and services
- Baselight Fast, creative non-linear colour grading system designed for the finishing suite, providing powerful colour grading capabilities for film and television post-production. Used by professional colourists at major studios and post-production facilities.
- Baselight for macOS Software-only version of Baselight providing complete grading and finishing functionality on the Apple macOS platform for colourists who prefer Mac-based workflows.
- Baselight Editions Plugin versions of Baselight that integrate directly with Avid and NUKE editing and VFX platforms, enabling colour correction within native editing environments for editors and VFX artists.
- BLG Tools Workflow tools for managing Baselight Look files and metadata, streamlining the colour pipeline including Baselight-to-Flame integration for high-quality complex colour correction.
- Daylight Professional dailies and deliverables solution that takes the colour pipeline from shoot through post, providing near-set deliverables management for productions and post-production workflows.
- Grading Control Panels High-precision hardware instruments providing tactile control surfaces for colour grading artists working on the Baselight system.
- FLUX Storage Solution Storage solution integrated with the FilmLight product ecosystem for managing media files in post-production workflows.
- Nara Media Tool Media platform for searching, transcoding, and viewing media remotely, providing integrated media access, streaming and indexing for production and post-production facilities.
- Truelight Colour Spaces Colour space management system providing the foundation for FilmLight's colour science, including redesigned output display pipeline and device color space management capabilities.
- FilmLight API (FLAPI) Industry-trusted image processing engine and Python-based API that enables connecting, automating, and managing post-production workflows with Queue Manager integration and custom Flexi effects support.
Quantifiable outcome
- Face Track ML-based facial tracking enables faster skin tone corrections
- +1 more outcomes
Companies that use FilmLight
Customer profileNamed customers18 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
FilmLight technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- Yes
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration3 records
AI capability7 records
Feature12 records
FilmLight partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Six partnerships are on record, tiered supporting, regional, event and core.
- FastSpringsupportingFastSpring is the payment processor for FilmLight's online store, handling secure payment transactions. Based in the US but committed to GDPR compliance and EU-US Privacy Shield Framework.
- MailChimpsupportingMailChimp is used to send email communications to customers. GDPR compliant and complies with EU-US Privacy Shield Framework.
- Jigsaw24 MediaregionalExclusive UK partner for Nara product demonstrations and sales, operating from the MPTS show floor.
- Hotel nhow Amsterdam RAIeventVenue partner for Baselight demonstrations during IBC 2025 trade show.
- Restar CorporationregionalTokyo venue host for 'The Future of Studio Grading' event with John Daro from Warner Bros. Water Tower Color.
- HarborcoreHarbor is rolling out Nara globally across their Los Angeles, New York, and London facilities, providing faster media access, enhanced accuracy, and real-time collaboration across locations.
Scale indicators3 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
FilmLight competitors and assessment
Company assessmentEmerging players
- Pomfort: Pomfort provides on-set data management and dailies tools (Silverstack, Livegrade) that overlap with Daylight and the near-set portion of the FilmLight ecosystem. Strong in cinematography and on-set workflows, with some overlap in colour management.
- ASSIMILATE: ASSIMILATE's Scratch product line offers end-to-end dailies, finishing, and color grading workflows used in feature and high-end TV. It overlaps with FilmLight's Daylight and Baselight offerings, focused on VFX-heavy production workflows.
Direct peers
- Marquise Technologies: Marquise Technologies offers high-end color grading and finishing solutions for film and broadcast post-production, including HDR mastering and DCI deliverables. Competes head-to-head with Baselight in premium digital intermediate workflows.
- Digital Vision: Digital Vision (now part of Norsk), producer of Nuke and formerly of color grading finishing systems, operates in the high-end post-production finishing space adjacent to Baselight for premium film and broadcast projects.
- Colorfront: Colorfront develops color grading and on-set dailies systems used in feature film and high-end episodic production. Directly competes with FilmLight in HDR/SDR pipelines and on-set/near-set deliverables, particularly for major studio releases.
- Blackmagic Design: Blackmagic Design's DaVinci Resolve is the most widely used competing professional color grading and finishing platform, going head-to-head with Baselight in film and high-end TV post-production. Offers a free tier and lower-cost Studio version that compete directly on the same professional colourist workflows.
- SGO (Mistika): SGO's Mistika product line is a long-standing competitor in premium finishing and color grading, serving high-end film, broadcast, and advertising post-production with similar professional workflows to Baselight.
Broad incumbents
- Foundry (Nuke): Foundry's Nuke is the dominant VFX compositing platform; FilmLight sells Baselight for NUKE as an integrated colour grading plugin. As a strategic integration partner, Foundry's product suite touches the same finishing pipelines FilmLight addresses.
- Avid Technology: Avid's Media Composer is the dominant non-linear editing platform; FilmLight sells Baselight for Avid as a colour-correcting plugin. Avid is a partner/integrator rather than a direct color competitor, but is the strategic editorial interface for Baselight users.
- Autodesk (Flame): Autodesk Flame is a high-end finishing and grading suite used in VFX-driven post workflows. While part of a much broader portfolio (Maya, 3ds Max, Flame), Flame's grading capabilities directly overlap with Baselight in finishing, which is why FilmLight markets the BLG for Flame integration.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
FilmLight social profiles
Digital presenceFilmLight compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance1 record
FilmLight financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
FilmLight leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles2 records
FilmLight funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
FilmLight M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about FilmLight
What does FilmLight do?
FilmLight develops and sells professional colour grading software (Baselight), dailies and media management tools (Daylight, Nara), colour science (Truelight Colour Spaces), editing/VFX plugins (Baselight Editions, BLG Tools), workflow automation (FLAPI), and dedicated hardware control panels for the film and television post-production industry. Customers purchase perpetual licences, annual subscriptions, or short-term trials, complemented by paid support packages and training services.
Is FilmLight a public or private company?
FilmLight is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was FilmLight founded?
FilmLight was founded in 1998. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is FilmLight based?
FilmLight is headquartered in London, United Kingdom, in the Europe region.
How does FilmLight make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Software Licenses and Subscriptions are the primary driver. The others are hardware Control Panels, support Packages and training Services.
Who are FilmLight's main competitors?
Emerging players on record are Pomfort and ASSIMILATE. Direct peers are Marquise Technologies, Digital Vision, Colorfront, Blackmagic Design and SGO (Mistika). Broad incumbents are Foundry (Nuke), Avid Technology and Autodesk (Flame).
Does FilmLight have an API?
Yes. FilmLight API (FLAPI) is an industry-trusted image processing engine that enables developers to connect, automate, and manage post-production workflows. It provides Python scripting capabilities with integration to the user interface, Queue Manager control for automating tasks, and supports building custom Flexi effects into Baselight. The API powers tools like the 'Backroom Engine' for workflow automation. Available through FLAPI Classroom training sessions covering foundations, dust busting model integration, and Daylight workflow support with Shots View metadata manipulation. Developer documentation is at www.filmlight.ltd.uk.
What industry is FilmLight in?
FilmLight's product category is Professional Color Grading Software. Its primary akta.pro industry code is MPAHAAAB, Color Grading & Color Management, with a secondary code of MPADAGAB, Color Grading & Finishing (DI, HDR, Deliverables). Its NAICS code is 51219 and its SIC code is 7819.